the quality of education could be better. This indicates there is work to be done on empowering potential Internet users with the necessary skills. This is among MIDO’s strategic priorities.12 The massive numbers of telecenters that will be established by Ooredoo Myanmar and the smaller numbers of telecenters promised by Telenor Myanmar (MIDO has been engaged to assist with these) provide a natural platform for this activity.13 LIRNEasia will assist MIDO execute a web literacy training and credentialing exercise, using models such as Mozilla Foundation’s Webmaker and badges.14 The emphasis will be of scalable solutions, rather than those that work well in pilot mode. 3.2.1 Expected outcomes  Investigation of scalable models of web literacy development and implementation of the selected model in at least 100 telecenters or equivalent locations  Translation of relevant documentation to Myanmar language  Pilot implementation of a badging solution 3.3 Low-cost and user-friendly terminal devices Costs will be brought down by device manufacturers and telecom operators. There is little that LIRNEasia and MIDO can do with regard to costs. Our focus will be on those with disabilities who are excluded because of the absence of appropriate terminal devices. In partnership with CIS, which has established a leading position in ensuring disabled access to the Internet,15 LIRNEasia and MIDO can play a catalytic role in ensuring that the differently abled may participate in the Internet and mobile revolutions. This will include face-to-face interactions with key decision makers and media ideally by Nirmita Narasimhan, CIS’s lead on disabled access issues.16 In addition, barcamps and hackathons, discussed below, will also be used to improve accessibility. 3.3.1 Expected outcomes  A visit by spokesperson for ICT access by the less-than-abled that will include interactions with government, operators and equipment suppliers as well as media and civil-society; Circulation of document with recommendations to enable such access to key policy makers.  A workshop on solutions for disabled-friendly ICT devices and services 12 When the problem is defined broadly as education, LIRNEasia has significant capabilities because of its Human Capital Research Unit. If it is defined more narrowly as the imparting of ICT skills, it does not. Therefore we will partner with an entity with the relevant expertise. Given the language capabilities of the potential “trainees” the frontline work would in any case have to be done by Myanmarese. This is included among the priority items in MIDO’s current strategic plan. 13 Samarajiva, Rohan (2014). “From 10 to 80 in five years: Myanmar’s telecom challenge,” in Fife, Elizabeth, ed. Myanmar: Telecoms’ Last Frontier. Pacific Telecommunications Council Broadband Reports, No. 2. Honolulu, HI: Pacific Telecommunications Council, pp. 8-11. 14 https://webmaker.org/ and http://www.badgealliance.org/ 15 http://cis-india.org/accessibility/blog/accessibility-blog 16 http://lirneasia.net/2011/04/dealing-with-disability-in-the-connected-society/ 10